Contractors and Suppliers

Contractors and Suppliers

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As a construction contractor or supplier, you face a myriad of legal risks every day. Draw on our experience with best practices worldwide to help you develop and implement a successful project strategy, while also managing the local legal, regulatory and political requirements.

As a member of your project team, we’ll help provide you with a blueprint for success, including offering practical advice on developing your standard form contracts to meet your needs globally, and providing creative advice on unique projects.

We’ll seek to resolve disputes quickly and cost-effectively. But we’re ready to protect your interests in all legal proceedings, negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation. Count on our deep experience in your industry, as well as our resources, to manage the most complex construction disputes.

Experience

Dragados: Acting as counsel on the design-build joint venture for the Fraser Transportation Group (led by Dragados) regarding the South Fraser Perimeter Road (Gateway Program) highway project, which achieved financial close in July 2010.
EMI Group Ltd: Acting as US local counsel in connection with the sale of its worldwide music publishing operations to a consortium including Sony/ATV Music Publishing and the sale of its worldwide recorded music operations to Universal Music Group. The deal saw us advising, among other things, on the complex task of documenting numerous corporate transactions in order to separate the music publishing operations and recorded music operations from one another to make the successful separated sale possible.
Korea Electric Power Company, Mitsubishi Corporation and Wärtsilä: Advising a consortium comprised of Korea Electric Power Company, Mitsubishi Corporation and Wärtsilä on all legal aspects, including financing, of their successful bid to Jordan's National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) to develop a Wärtsilä tri-fuel engine-based power plant of 600 MW at Almanakher, Jordan, on a build, own and operate basis.
Leading international infrastructure development and management company: Acting as counsel in regards to the design-build joint venture of Halton Hospital, an Ontario accommodation P3 project.
SNC-Lavalin Capital: Acting as counsel in connection with their bid to design, construct and operate the final phase of the Anthony Henday Drive Project in Edmonton, Alberta. SNC-Lavalin Capital is a division of SNC-Lavalin Inc. and John Laing Investments Limited.

Insights

UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

January 4, 2024

United Kingdom: On 18 December 2023, the UK Government announced its intention to implement, by 2027, a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism under which a levy is imposed on imports of certain goods from countries with a lower or no carbon price. This follows the recent introduction of a similar measure in the EU.

Legal issues for UK construction businesses

August 12, 2022

United Kingdom: Welcome to our summer round-up of articles on recent issues and news affecting UK construction businesses.

Disputes of the future

July 18, 2022

At the GAR Live: Construction Disputes conference on 31 March 2022, a distinguished panel led by Jane Davies Evans (3 Verulam Buildings) and Peter Rosher (Reed Smith) discussed various interesting issues. Two in particular stood out.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons adds Construction Partner to its Melbourne office

June 30, 2024

Dentons continues on its rapid Growth journey, with the appointment of Construction Partner, Nathan Abbott, to its Melbourne office.

Health and Safety in the UAE

March 29, 2016

Leading experts from across the construction industry gathered at Dentons Abu Dhabi office recently to consider health and safety matters in the UAE. Hosted by leading global law firm Dentons and innovative compliance consultancy 4see, the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) series examines strategies to tackle real and potential building compliance and EHS issues.